New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-15
CONTROLLER LOEW STRIKES BICK.

HE WILL SUE " THE NETWORK TINES " FOR LIBEL
ANSWERING FALSE CHARGES.
Controller IDcw has received Letter from w. H.
Goal0y & Co., brokers. Of M. - Broad ST. asserting
no account had been opened with the firm by
OBrn IL Clark either Of them for the account OF the
Controller directly in Ircctly. AMI sch charge or
insinua:ion absolutely without foundation. Inc
Controller has received from the Taxpayers ana Busi
ness Mems Association the Nineteenth ward TAX
payers and Business Mems Association, ana the DOCK
Protective Association copies ~ resolutions adopted by
those bodies declaring their confidence in him am eS
ing him their support ia case is candidate for re-
election He has also received letters from many down
town business men plcdsng him their support
Mr.. I0ew has determined that the simplest way to
meet the accusations OF Ihe Ncr Yo~ Times IL 10 sue II
for libel lie has retained Evarts. Choate Beainan 10
begin the suit "a soon necessary papers can he
drawn Controller Iocw makes the following answer 10
the charge In TIE Ne rort Times that he tried to have
the city lease the premises No. II Walker stat Tloooo
yearly the the Receiver Of Taxes aud that MS
brother. Charles H. was then the owner of the property
and the Official records bear ont his statement Inc
Commissioners of the sinknc Fund 0n May b. 1sSJ'
directed the Controller to provide suitable rooms Tor te
Receiver Of Taxes. those In the brownstonc building III
the park he then devoted to the use OF the Courts OF
General Sessions and oyer and Tcrminer on octopcr
this action reallirncl Mayor Grace. Recorder
smyth City Chamberlain WINS and Alderman y NELL
chairman OF the Finance Committee. voting ior H. ana
Controller I0cw AGAINST it. ON December /. $50. Mt
Locw reported that he had made dligcn search 10 ma
suitable rooms. The Board of Estimate had appfOWl-
atcd ~ 900 rent for the Offices sought Inc ony
suitable rooms he could find In the stewart Buld
Ing NJ $4,000: I'm the Potter Building. at T2oooo ana
at No. WalkeT-st. 10000 year The rem OF 'hs
first two places was high THIS only lcU No II
Wakcrst.. Int this too far from the CITY ian larh
On motion of the Recorder Mr. Iocw was drere', 20
have lease of the Walker st. building prepared ~ me
before. Tie Controller again voting III NE
negative. \ lease was prepared. hut not cN''u'Su.
Finally objection made that the building wa 700 lar
from the other departments The owner claimed ono
years rent his builiinE having been uh'nal.I Xxx d'
tmr and iis claim coinpro Missed Tor S'''p
Meantime MAYOR Grace had suggested that VIM conI'i
be built ON The hrnwnsionc bnildug AMI $4,000 was
appropriated by the Board NJ Estimate for TINS purpose
Objection made hy District Attorney MARITIME. ana
after - ~ had been spent plans aud specifications
nothing done. To irst noor and basement OF ~"
- ChamLcrsst. Stewart Building were hlred NJ
81 SEQ year M1y lat. aad Tie Recover
OF Taxes occupies those premises. "hllc th'7e
negotiations in progress the hudlne was owner
by the Controllers brother Int Henry w. House nai
contracted 10 pIrchasc 70 nni now owns H. ana II -
rented FOR $4,000 year 10 private persons.